Ezekiel 36:1-15

The Future Restoration of Israel

36¹ "And you, son of man , prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say , 'O mountains of Israel , hear the word of the Lord . ² 'Thus says the Lord GOD , "Because the enemy has spoken against you, 'Aha !' and, 'The everlasting heights have become our possession ,' ³ therefore prophesy and say , 'Thus says the Lord GOD , "For good reason they have made you desolate and crushed you from every side , that you would become a possession of the rest of the nations and you have been taken up in the talk and the whispering of the people .""' ⁴ 'Therefore , O mountains of Israel , hear the word of the Lord GOD . Thus says the Lord GOD to the mountains and to the hills , to the ravines and to the valleys , to the desolate wastes and to the forsaken cities which have become a prey and a derision to the rest of the nations which are round about , ⁵ therefore thus says the Lord GOD , "Surely e in the fire of My jealousy I have spoken against the rest of the nations , and against all Edom , who appropriated My land for themselves as a possession with wholehearted e joy and with scorn of soul , to drive it out for a prey ." ⁶ 'Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel and say to the mountains and to the hills , to the ravines and to the valleys , "Thus says the Lord GOD , 'Behold , I have spoken in My jealousy and in My wrath because you have endured the insults of the nations .' ⁷ "Therefore thus says the Lord GOD , 'I have sworn e that surely e the nations which are around you will themselves endure their insults . ⁸ 'But you, O mountains of Israel , you will put forth your branches and bear your fruit for My people Israel ; for they will soon come . ⁹ 'For, behold , I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you will be cultivated and sown . ¹⁰ 'I will multiply men on you, all the house of Israel , all of it; and the cities will be inhabited and the waste places will be rebuilt . ¹¹ 'I will multiply on you man and beast ; and they will increase and be fruitful ; and I will cause you to be inhabited as you were formerly and will treat you better than at the first . Thus you will know that I am the Lord . ¹² 'Yes, I will cause men -My people Israel -to walk on you and possess you, so that you will become their inheritance and never e again bereave them of children .' ¹³ "Thus says the Lord GOD , 'Because they say to you, "You are a devourer of men and have bereaved your nation of children ," ¹⁴ therefore you will no longer devour men and no longer bereave your nation of children ,' declares the Lord GOD . ¹⁵ "I will not let you hear insults from the nations anymore , nor will you bear disgrace from the peoples any longer , nor will you cause your nation to stumble any longer ," declares the Lord GOD .' "